Tender · Closed · Advance Contract Award Notice
ACAN - Building Automation System (BAS) Controller Upgrade
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
- Closed
- March 20, 2026
- March 20, 2026 at 14:00
- Published
- March 5, 2026
- amended March 20, 2026
- Type
- Services
- Advance contract award notice
- Delivery
- National Capital Region
CanadaBuys tender notices published since Aug 2022; open as of October 12, 2026. Source: Public Services and Procurement Canada, CanadaBuys open data.
What it is
- Reference
- cb-650-35274212 · solicitation 25-58297
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 39121800 Intelligent Building Installations IBI72101507 Building maintenance service72120000 Nonresidential building construction services
- Topic
- Electrical and lighting
- Delivery regions
- National Capital Region
- Trade agreements
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Background:
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) operates 76 buildings across 5 sites in the National Capital Region (NCR): Montreal Road Campus, Sussex, Uplands Campuses, Greenbank and Carleton Place. These buildings are primarily monitored and controlled under the Andover Continuum Building Automation System platform. There are approximately 21,400 total control points in the NCR, of which 18,558 control points across 75 buildings have been upgraded to the Schneider EcoStruxure platform in conjunction with an additional 290 points of the 301 utility sub-metering points now managed under the EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert platform. The Andover Continuum Building Automation System Platform, proprietary to Schneider Electric system, is a legacy platform and has reached the end of its life. To ensure ongoing system compatibility and interoperability with the existing NRC infrastructure while removing potential disruptions in service, NRC wishes to issue a contract to upgrade all control points within the Continuum Platform to a consolidated system under the Schneider EcoStruxure platform. …
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Who won it
The award notice CanadaBuys published for this solicitation.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Ainsworth Inc. | ACAN - Building Automation System (BAS) Controller Upgrade | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $118,650 |
Who won the last ones like it
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| May 2026 | Black and McDonald Limited | STJ High Voltage Electrical Upgrade | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $1,057,777 |
| Apr 2026 | Not named here | Department of National Defence (DND) | $11,256 | |
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| Dec 2025 | The Titan Electrical Group | 23341-260184 UPS Battery Replacement | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $59,313 |
| Dec 2025 | Wesco Distribution Canada Lp | W684Q-260006 - Ship to Shore 3 Gang Housing | Department of National Defence (DND) | $275,067 |
| Nov 2025 | enCompass Solutions Group | W7714-258743 – 120 kW Modular Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) | Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) | $408,930 |
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Values as awarded, from $11,256 to $1,057,777.
Who wins most in this commodity class
Suppliers with the most award notices in the same six-digit UNSPSC class since 2022. Notices that give no value count in Awards, not in Total.
| Supplier | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth Inc. | 1 | $119K |
CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022. They overlap the Treasury Board contract figures and are never added to them. Source: CanadaBuys open data, October 12, 2026.